Adjustable band for garments



May 15, 1945- R. ALFANDRE 2,375,745

ADJUSTABLE BAND FOR GARMENTS Filed Feb. 21, 1944 Snugutor: HA PH /I LFA /VDRE 'Gttomeg `tions of` tape 20.

Patented Mey 1s, 1945 d d 2,375,745? f d y d ADJUSTABLE- BAND non.,GARMENTS` j Ralphnlfendre, FerestHiuaN. Y. j

` ApplicationFebruary 21, 192121,25'erialNo.52jl518'7f s-traporband-is releasably engaged forreleasably fastening together theyparts' of a garment', for example the back portionsof'a brassire, the ends of anadjustable-waist bandof a nether garment, etc."

` `The construction, features and"` advantages of the adjustablefastening bandoigthe present in"- venti'on` will beimore fullyr apparent from the following' description of the present invention,

reference 'being hadj to" the accompanying illustrative drawing.

In the drawing:

Fig; `14 is a'view of an adjustable' device `for the" back oia brassire, showing the adjustable fast'enlngb'andoffthe present invention attached to' one'of'the backportionsofa brassire; Fig; Z'isa front'view of a lengthof adjustable band" of= the present :,inventiong.

, FfgnBis a viewoffthe backof. said band;` Fig; 4 isan enlarged section ofl the view'on'the une datering, 1;A y p j Fig;`5 isa `secti'cnnal lView` on. theline.` 5 5, of,

Fig. Sfis a ,View of. thefrontof an. adjustingv band `inr engagement. by a double hook` fastener.

Referringnow to the drawing in-detail there is shownin an adjustable bandlllembodyone` member: of. adjustable l fastening: `device;

for,agarinent.w Gnefend of saidbandlissstitched.

adhere shown,` toeonek of the back portions! I 2: of l alhrassire; the othenbackportion l diofthei` bras,-

endT of. said strap, the other endl of saidstrap;

beingeprovidedewithea Vhoole` Ittywhich basan ad` I justablelandireleasable engageinentvwithlband I p The adjusting. band` I Il comprises fabric strap erallye spacedldnturned frontportionsn3'4` folded"` over. longitudinally extending marginal ed'gepor-e` Front 1 portions I `34 have infolded end portions 36providin`g the front of tape 30 with; folded edgesfi` Tapesf2 and 30 are secured to each other by longitudinally extending `lines of 'stitching 40 which extend through all of 40 siete' having., alstrap.- I5 stitched theretowatf one l l UNI-TED STATES PATENI'I" N OFFICE 1 (ora- 265) the several thicknesses" of said tapes 2`O`and 30; said stitchingralso serving tohold the foldedipor.- tionsof `tape 2U in `folded relation; Thus tape 30 constitutesmeans enclosing the opposite side 5 edges of tape 2` 0"asWell as the back of tape 20 and the marginal' side edge portions of the front I of tape ZIJ, `It isfwithn `the scope of this invention `toutiliae'edgebindingsior the opposite side edgesof tape `2|), insteadof" the tape 3m, so that 1U hook-receiving openings 28 are accessible for enL- gagement by `the hook at either side of the band insteadoflat only ,onesid'e thereof whenas shown in Fig. 3tape.30"covers` the backjof `tape 20. A

pair of hook-,receiving recesses 42 (Fig. 4) are, l disposed laterally ofeach hook-receiving opening 2'8'an`d extendinopplosite directions, respectively,` from the companion4 opening `28 in communication therewitnso that theend la of the hookluwhich is projected through saidopenr ing isdisposedin arecess t2.V It will.be understoodthatvby. reason ofetheprovision of com-` panion portions. 'i2V at` opposite sides, respectively of the hookereceivingopening, 28` denedby the adjacent edgeslZBof said foldedportion, the hook-1 receiving recesses 42` are` provided at opposite sides of each opening 28 so that thehook` I8 can be engaged with band. I:0,r`egardless of: which end oftheV band ,is fastened ;to .the garment. For example, `While` as illustratedin` Fig.` 1 the end por-3 30'I tion Epi band` Ifisattachedto the garment,.the` f opposite` endA portion Ea `could `be attached` in` steadato the garment, and for this reason itis` unnecessary for lthe individualv Who l attaches` the bands:tothelgarmentstotake any special preu cautions-,asitowhich-endof,the band is stitched ing,thepresent-invention, saidbandnconstituting;

"to the garment.

-into lshorter lengthslfor.` example by thegar'rnent stead: ofA that shown, for example with a hook of the `type Well known in the hook-,and eyefastener` widely used. in ladylsi garments;`

construction as band |10; except that band IBA is providedwith'- a continuousiline of Zig zag stitch-` ing Mlvwhichfextends longitudinally of'the band for closing an intermediate portion of'. the `hookprovided` in: band lll. are a. plurality! of sets of" hook-receiving openings 28u: disposed. infspffrced` relation` longitudinally` of the? .bandi` `the openings: `28u. in-l each: of.' saidA `sets being in aligned relation with each other laterally manufacturer, to suit*` `the requirements of; "the: particular. garments `which areyprovidedy'with the adjustable fastening device; The adjustable bandx Ill-can be-used with any suitable hook ih-` with the band. Thus band IGA maybe used with a, fastening strap of the type which is provided with two hooks disposed in laterally spaced relation. It will be observed that in band I0 the openings 28 extend continuously laterally of the band between the laterally spaced longitudinal portions 34 of the tape 30 which constitutes means for enclosing tape 2B, said openings 28 being disposed along the longitudinal median line of the band I0, while in band IDA the pairs or sets of openings 28a are disposed with their adjacent ends separated from each other by the securement of the intermediate part of the folded portions of tape 20 to each other by stitching 44. It will be understood that normally band IDA is wider than band l0 in order to provide the openings 28a in sets ldisposed laterally of the band but except for this and the closing of the intermediate portions of openings 28 by stitching 44, band 10A is of the same construction as band l0.

While I have shown and described theipreferred construction of the adjustable band of thepresent invention, it will be understood that various changes in or additions thereto may be made Without departing from the underlying idea of the present invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An adjustable fastening member adaptedlto be releasably engaged by the hook of a companion fastening member, comprising `a. band provided with a strap folded along a plurality of transverse lines spaced longitudinally of the strap to define a plurality of openings disposed in spaced relation longitudinallyof said strap and a plurality of pairs of recessesv in communicationwith said openings, respectively, they recesses of each pair being disposed at opposite sides of a companion opening and extending in opposite directions'from Y the companion opening longitudinally of the band, and means holding said strap in said folded relation, s

2. An adjustable fastening member adapted to be releasably engaged by the hook of a companion fastening member, comprising a band provided with a strap folded along a plurality of transverse lines spaced longitudinally of the strap to define a plurality of openings disposed in spaced relation longitudinally of said strap and a plurality of pairs of recesses in communication with said openings, respectively, the recesses of each pair being disposed at opposite sides of a companion opening and extending'in opposite directions from the companion opening longitudinally of the band, and means holding said strap in said folded relation and including means enclosing the back, side edges andthe marginal side edge portions of the front of lsaid strap.

3. An adjustable fastening member adapted to be releasably engaged by the hook of a companion iii);

first mentioned strap and having longitudinally extending portions disposed in spaced relation laterally of said rst mentioned strap.

4. An adjustable fastening member adapted to be releasably engaged by the hook of a companion fastening member, comprising a band provided with a plurality of hook-receiving openings and companion recesses, respectively, disposed in spaced relation longitudinally of the band, said openings and companion recesses being provided by a fabric strap having a plurality of companion folded portions having adjacent confronting companion folded edges extending transversely of the band and defining one of said hook-receiving openings, said companion folded portions extending in opposite directions longitudinally of the band from said one of the hook-receiving openings and defining the hook-receiving recesses companionate to said openings, respectively,-and means enclosing the opposite side edgeslof said first mentioned strap and having longitudinally extending portions disposed in spaced relation laterally of said rst mentioned strap, said openings extending laterally of said first mentioned strap and being accessible to said hook between said longitudinally extending portions of said enclosing means, said openings being disposed in sets laterally of the band, the adjacent endsyiof the openings in each set being separated from each otherlaterally of the band.

5. An adjustable fastening member adaptedrto be releasably engaged by the hook of aornpanion fastening member, comprising a band provided with a plurality of hook-receiving openings vand companion recesses, respectively,A disposed in i spaced relation longitudinally of the band, said openings and companion recesses being provided by a fabric strap having a plurality of companion folded portions having adjacent confronting companion folded edges extending transversely of the band and defining one of said hook-receiving openings, said companion folded portionsy extending in opposite directions longitudinally of the band from said one of the hook-receiving -l openings and -dening the Vhook-receiving recesses companionate to said openings, respectively,A said openings being disposed in sets laterally of the bandthe adjacent ends of the Openings in each set being separated from each other laterally of the band. Y

6. An adjustable fastening member adapted t0 be releasably engaged by the hook of a companion fastening member, comprising a band provided With a plurality of hook-receiving openings n and companion recesses, respectively, disposed in spaced relation longitudinally of the band, said openings and companion recesses being provided by a fabric strap having a plurality of compan-.

ion folded portions having adjacent confronting companion folded edges extending `transversely of the band and defining one of said hook-receiv-l ing openings, said companion folded portionsl extending in opposite directions longitudinally of the band from said one of the hook-receiving openings and defining theV hook-receiving `recesses companionate to said openings, respective-` ly, said openings being disposed along the longitudinal median line of said band and extending transversely thereof, and means enclosing the opposite side edges of said strap and having longitudinally extending portions disposed in spaced relation laterally of said strap.

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